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Prof.I.B.Gawarammana

Faculty: Medicine

Faculty Publications
Medicine Wijerathna TM, Buckley NA, Gawarammana IB, Raubenheimer J, Shahmy S, Chathuranga U, Palangasinghe C, Shihana F, Mohamed F. Epidemiology and renal injury following 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) poisoning. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 19;12(1):21940. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25313-z.
PMID: 36535986 Free PMC article.
Medicine Karunathilake RP, Hewage S, Vidanapathirana G, Kumara A, Ranasinghe P, Noordeen F, Gawarammana I, Ratnatunga CN. Pre-vaccination RT-PCR negative contacts in workplace settings show high, SARS COV-2 neutralizing antibody levels. BMC Public Health. 2022 Oct 25;22(1):1961. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14381-5.
PMID: 36284261 Free PMC article.
Medicine Nendick E, Mohamed F, Raubenheimer J, Gawarammana I, Buckley NA, Eddleston M. Acute fungicide self-poisoning - a prospective case series. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Oct;60(10):1106-1112. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2105710. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 35950874
Medicine Adhikari R, Suriyagoda L, Premarathna AD, Tuvikene R, Mallawa C, De Silva N, Dangolla A, Silva I, Gawarammana I.Clinico-epidemiology and management of hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale spp.) bites in dogs. Sci Rep. 2022 May 17;12(1):8232. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12386-z.
Medicine Dassanayake TL, Weerasinghe VS, Gawarammana IB, Buckley NA. Changes of attention-related brain activity over 6 months after acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning: a prospective follow-up study.
Medicine Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 May;60(5):576-584. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2021.2010742. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904500
Medicine Perananthan V, Wijerathna T, Mohamed F, Gawarammana IB, Dawson AH, Buckley NA. Circulating intestinal fatty acid binding protein and intestinal toxicity in Russell's viper envenomation.
Medicine Dhanarisi J, Tzotzolaki TM, Vasileva AD, Kjellberg MA, Hakulinen H, Vanninen P, Gawarammana I, Mohamed F, Hovda KE, Eddleston M. Osmolal and anion gaps after acute self-poisoning with agricultural formulations of the organophosphorus insecticides profenofos and diazinon: A pilot study.Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2022 Feb;130(2):320-327. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.13686. Epub 2021 Dec 3. PMID: 34796663
Medicine Rambabu L, Mohamed F, Dhanarisi J, Gawarammana I, Raubenheimer J, Mackenzie L, Roberts MS, Buckley N, Eddleston M. Acute phenthoate self-poisoning: a prospective case series. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb;60(2):214-220. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2021.1917596. Epub 2021 May 7. PMID: 33960866
Medicine Wijewickrama ES, Mohamed F, Gawarammana IB, Endre ZH, Buckley NA, Isbister GK. Serum and urinary biomarkers for early detection of acute kidney injury following Hypnale spp. envenoming.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Dec 6;15(12):e0010011. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010011. eCollection 2021 Dec. PMID: 34871314 Free PMC article.
Medicine Edussuriya C, Deegalla S, Gawarammana I. An accurate mathematical model predicting number of dengue cases in tropics.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Nov 8;15(11):e0009756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009756. eCollection 2021 Nov. PMID: 34748566 Free PMC article.
Medicine Buckley NA, Fahim M, Raubenheimer J, Gawarammana IB, Eddleston M, Roberts MS, Dawson AH. Case fatality of agricultural pesticides after self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Jun;9(6):e854-e862. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00086-3. Epub 2021 Apr 23. PMID: 33901424 Free PMC article.
Medicine Shihana F, Wong WKM, Joglekar MV, Mohamed F, Gawarammana IB, Isbister GK, Hardikar AA, Seth D, Buckley NA. Urinary microRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for toxic acute kidney injury in humans.
.Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 28;11(1):9165. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87918-0.
PMID: 33911095 Free PMC article.

Medicine Perananthan V, Mohamed F, Shahmy S, Gawarammana I, Dawson A, Buckley N. The clinical toxicity of imidacloprid self-poisoning following the introduction of newer formulations.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Apr;59(4):347-350. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1815760. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 32959700
Medicine Wijewickrama ES, Gooneratne LV, Gnanathasan A, Gawarammana I, Gunatilake M, Isbister GK.
Severe acute kidney injury following Sri Lankan Hypnale spp. envenoming is associated with thrombotic microangiopathy. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Apr;59(4):296-302. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1810695. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32870056

Medicine Dassanayake TL, Weerasinghe VS, Gawarammana I, Buckley NA.
Subacute and chronic neuropsychological sequalae of acute organophosphate pesticide self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study from Sri Lanka. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Feb;59(2):118-130. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1778719. Epub 2020 Jun 22. PMID: 32567959
Medicine Dahanayake P, Dassanayake TL, Pathirage M, Colombage A, Gawarammana IB, Senanayake S, Sedgwick M, Weerasinghe VS. Dysfunction in macula, retinal pigment epithelium and post retinal pathway in acute organophosphorus poisoning.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Feb;59(2):111-117. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1771359. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32530332
Medicine Nakandala P, Nanayakkara I, Wadugodapitiya S, Gawarammana I. The efficacy of physiotherapy interventions in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis: A systematic review.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2021;34(2):195-205. doi: 10.3233/BMR-200186. PMID: 33185587
Medicine Adhikari R, Suriyagoda L, Premarathna A, De Silva N, Dangolla A, Mallawa C, Silva I, Gawarammana I. Development of a Treatment Protocol for Cobra (Naja naja) Bite Envenoming in Dogs.
Toxins (Basel). 2020 Nov 2;12(11):694. doi: 10.3390/toxins12110694.
PMID: 33147770 Free PMC article.
Medicine Wijerathna TM, Mohamed F, Gawarammana IB, Wunnapuk K, Dissanayake DM, Shihana F, Buckley NA. Cellular injury leading to oxidative stress in acute poisoning with potassium permanganate/oxalic acid, paraquat, and glyphosate surfactant herbicide.
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2020 Nov;80:103510. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103510. Epub 2020 Oct 5.
PMID: 33031936
Medicine Maduwage KP, Gawarammana IB, Gutiérrez JM, Kottege C, Dayaratne R, Premawardena NP, Jayasingha S Enzyme immunoassays for detection and quantification of venoms of Sri Lankan snakes: Application in the clinical setting. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Oct 5;14(10):e0008668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008668. eCollection 2020 Oct. PMID: 33017411 Free PMC article.
Medicine Wijewickrama ES, Gooneratne LV, Gnanathasan A, Gawarammana I, Gunatilake M, Isbister GK.
Thrombotic microangiopathy and acute kidney injury following Sri Lankan Daboia russelii and Hypnale species envenoming. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Oct;58(10):997-1003. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1717509. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32067496
Medicine Fonseka S, Wijeyaratne CN, Gawarammana IB, Kalupahana NS, Rosairo S, Ratnatunga N, Kumarasiri R. Effectiveness of Low-dose Ethinylestradiol/Cyproterone Acetate and Ethinylestradiol/Desogestrel with and without Metformin on Hirsutism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-blind, Triple-dummy Study.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020 Jul;13(7):18-23. Epub 2020 Jul 1.
PMID: 32983332 Free PMC article.
Medicine Alahakoon C, Dassanayake TL, Gawarammana IB, Weerasinghe VS, Buckley NA.
Differences between organophosphates in respiratory failure and lethality with poisoning post the 2011 bans in Sri Lanka. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jun;58(6):466-470. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1660782. Epub 2019 Sep 9. PMID: 31496307
Medicine Dhanarisi J, Shihana F, Harju K, Mohamed F, Verma V, Shahmy S, Vanninen P, Kostiainen O, Gawarammana I, Eddleston M. A pilot clinical study of the neuromuscular blocker rocuronium to reduce the duration of ventilation after organophosphorus insecticide poisoning.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Apr;58(4):254-261. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1643467. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
PMID: 31364415 Clinical Trial.
Medicine Dandeniya CL, Gawarammana IB, Weerakoon G. Coronary Artery Spasms Mimicking Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 11;2020:6310569. doi: 10.1155/2020/6310569. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32095297 Free PMC article.